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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1401–1500

The Fifteenth Century

2 works

c. 1410

Latin

On the Long Schism

Dietrich of Niem · c. 1345–1418

A curial official's insider history of the schism, naming names and describing the financial machinery of the rival papal courts without much charity.

Western · HistoryRead elsewhere

1459

Latin

The General Reform

Reformatio Generalis

Nicholas of Cusa · 1401–1464

A programme handed to the pope proposing that reform begin at Rome and work outward, with visitors sent to every province and no exemptions for anyone.

Western · Reform proposalRead elsewhere